Piano Guidance
Piano Guidance
Photo: Erik Karits
The Magic Keyboard actually has some depth to it unlike the flatter butterfly keyboard, meaning the new version provides more feedback when pressing each key. The butterfly keyboard feels stiff and shallow in comparison, not to mention it's noticeably louder compared to the Magic Keyboard.
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Read More »Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro comes with the company's new Magic Keyboard, which represents a big improvement over the older controversial butterfly keyboard. Following years of customer complaints about the now defunct butterfly keyboard, the Magic Keyboard feels much more comfortable to type on. It offers deeper key travel, which makes each tap feel more satisfying compared with the flatter and stiffer butterfly keyboard. Otherwise, there isn't much that's different on the new MacBook Pro compared with its predecessor.
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Read More »More importantly, aside from providing a better overall typing experience, the Magic Keyboard feels more reliable than its predecessor. Since Apple launched the flatter keyboard in 2015, many customers and reviewers have complained about the keyboard malfunctioning. Some users have said the keys won't respond when tapped, while others have said keys will respond twice when only tapped once. Apple launched a repair program to address such issues for affected customers free of charge. But at a time when the majority of Apple's stores around the world remain closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, purchasing a laptop with a risk-prone keyboard feels like a hazard. Replacing the smaller-sized MacBook Pro's butterfly keyboard with the new Magic one addresses that concern, and it may have come at the best possible time. Still, it feels like Apple saved much of its more exciting new additions for the 16-inch MacBook Pro. That laptop comes with a larger display with thinner bezels framing the screen, slightly longer battery life, Apple's excellent new six-speaker audio system, and studio quality microphones. The 13-inch Macbook Pro feels like an incremental update ahead of something bigger. After all, Apple is rumored to be developing a new 14-inch MacBook Pro and new laptops with micro-LED display technology, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo as reported by 9to5Mac. That switch to mini-LED should bring richer contrast to Apple's laptop screens compared with the current display panels the company uses. The approach that Apple has taken with the 16-inch MacBook Pro is a solid one that I hope it continues with the smaller version in the future. Rather than adding new features that are nice to have but not necessary (like the Touch Bar, which is still a mainstay on Apple's Pro laptops), Apple focused on making meaningful improvements to existing features like the speakers, microphones, and the screen. Right now, there isn't much that differentiates the 13-inch MacBook Pro from the less expensive $1,000 MacBook Air, other than its Touch Bar and quad-core processor at the base level. Regardless, the new 13-inch MacBook Pro is at least a sign that the butterfly keyboard is finally gone for good, which is probably the best MacBook update to come in years.
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